Audit, tax and advisory services firm KPMG has announced a new alliance with technology company Nuix to assist clients with the management and handling of large volumes of unstructured data for digital investigations, cyber-security, e-Discovery, information governance, e-mail migration, and privacy.

This strategic relationship combines KPMG holistic Forensic Technology capabilites with the Nuix Engine, an advanced technology that provides fast and accurate data indexing, searching and analysis. These combined proficiencies improve visibility into unstructured data within an enterprise to identify and protect personally identifiable information, protected health information, and other confidential data.

KPMG Forensic Technology assists clients to achieve high levels of compliance and efficiency in managing records and information, developing efficient, repeatable business processes for responding to legal and regulatory requests for electronically stored information (ESI) and providing effective collection, processing, and hosting of ESI for review and production. KPMG and Nuix will also help clients easily locate and collect data for regulatory compliance, reduce the volume of data subject to eDiscovery, and gain control of infrastructure storage costs.